Shirt collar



May 26, 1942. P. w. NAPIERALA ,2

SHIRI COLLAR Filed Nov. 18, 1939- I 'm/l f /rafi POQZWA/Q J'z'azaz If??? e/ Patented May 26,1942 1 p band to retain the collar in place in the back neckband which may partially receive a'neck- TED STATES. PATENT OFFICE. 2,284,297 r a f .VSHIRT COLLAR V I Paul W. Napierala, Reedpoint, Mont. Application November 18, 1939, Serial No. 305,181 2 Claims. (01. 2-131) My invention relates to improvements in detion 5 fits inside, of the shirt 9 around the lower tachable collars for shirts and has for its prineck and thus. eliminates the use of rear collar mary object to provide a collar which eliminates buttons. If desired this part may be faced with the necessity for the conventional rear collar. silk or satin to keep the neck warm in' cold" button so that the collar will be more com- 5 weather and serves similar to a muliier'or scarf. fortable to wear, the nature of the invention It will be evident thatwhen the neckband Ill being such that the collar will remain snugly in of the shirt 9 is buttoned and the collar button place at all times and will not tend to fclimb H secured in the button holes 6 of the detacha-. up the wearers neck. I ble collar the extension 5 of the collar, since it Additionally, the invention contemplates a de- 10 fits inside of the shirt as clearly shown in Figtachable collar having an extension that may be ure 3, is prevented from escaping by the action of faced with material that will be softer or'possess the buttoned shirt neckband II) which serves to greater anti-frictional qualities than the mategrip or hold the extension in place. In this way rial of which the collar is made-or of which the necessity for a rear collar button is obviated. the neck-band of the shirt is made. 16 It is to be noted, also, that when the flap l of the More specifically stated, it is an object of the collar is turned down over the neckband IU of invention to provide a collar having a neckband the shirt and collar buttoned that the shirt portion the lower edge of which is provided with neckband ID will be gripped between the free 7 an extension portion and which portion is edge and adjacent area of the flap 1 and the adapted to extend under the neckband of the f 2o' lower part of the collar neckband 5' whereby to shirt and overlie the neck of the wearer so that assist the flap 5 to hold the collar in place. At when the shirt collar is buttoned 'it will enthe same time, it should be noted that a closed gage the extension portion of the collar neck- Space s p ovided between the ,fi -p 7 and collar thereof; and said neckband portion of the collar t e (not Show t e e e above pp may having 'a facing of softer material than ree edge of the shirt neckband n that of which the collar is made. Thus, the upper edge of the shirtneckband H) The invention aims also to provide a detachwhich closes this space at the bottom and the able collar for shirts which is inexpensive in j e t inn r Surface of p 7, p thevtie thereconstruction, easy to apply, and comfortable to b twee a d p e e t e necktie from pp wear. I down and maintain it properly positioned in the In the drawing which illustrates the nowpre 6 11- ferred form of th invention, 7 From the foregoing description taken in con-' Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my nectiOn W e c pa y fdrawingyit l detachable collar in place in association with a e apparent that I have provid d a Ve y n detachable 11a, hirt, 7 ient and comfortable detachable collar which Figure '2 i a plan i of my 11 spread eliminates the discomfort incident to the use of open and showing the novel extension of the a c a button, yet which will remain snugly d neokba d of th uar; properly in place by the buttoning of the neck- Fjgure 3 is a fragmentary cross Sectional w 40 band of the shirt and the securing of the neck- I through t collar ap lied t a m band buttonholes B of the collar to the front col- Referring to the drawing by reference chari t t my t h m 11 V1 shown t 4" ThlS detachable collar serves to keep the neckhaving a neckband portion 5' provided with tabs a d f th sh clean d also s v to p 5 and b tt 6' 31; each d e 1ower vent the neckband of the shirt from ridging or edge of the neckband 5' is provided with a dey Scraping the heck of t e wearer. f pending flap or extension 5. 'In the present s it s se tha s 60 1 differs mateinstance the collar is of the turn-down variety a y from the Conventional one. In the convenn has t usual turmdowned flap or t tional collar the band portion fits around the out- '1, as indicated which f lds downwardly into 'side 0f shirt neck-band where it is held thereon position as shown in Figure 1 along the fold-line by f n and rear collar u In the pr ve- 8 of Figure m ent herein described the neck-band of the col- As illustrated, the neckband extension 5 of the lar does not fit on the outside of the neck-band collar is. approximately two' times wider than but around inside thereof, it being of suffithe front turn-downed portion This rear porcient Width t0 be held by the buttoned neck-band 2f; it j. v 2,234,297

of the and consequently no rear buttons are required. The tabs 6 are, of course, fastened ina side of the-shirt band to the button H." In laundering; the extension 5 of the collaris left unstarched to;provide a softer surface around the neck. r

While I have illustrated the invention in itsnow preferred form, ,yet it will'be'obvious that many changes or modifications maybe made in same without departing frorri the spiritf'andscope of the subject 'matter claimed hereinafter, g

Havinglthus described-my invention whatl claim as new is:

1.1A detachable collar for shirts having an up- 7 V la shirt neckband. band substantially wider'than that of the shirt, 1 I a downwardly turned flap carried by the upper standing neckband, said collar having a;neckt edge of said collar neckband, the-1ower edge of said flap beingadaptedto overlie the outer surface of said shirt neckband, the-lower edge portion of said collar 'neckband being adapted to overlie the inner surface of said shirt neckband, a

space between the opposed surfaces 'of said flap Z and collar neckband above the upper edge of said "shirt neckband, andmeans for forcing said lower edge 'portions of said. collar neckband and flap into gripping engagement with said shirt neck- .bandr V n g '2. The structure of, claim 1, a depending flap formed on the lower edge of said collar neckband and adapted to underlie the lower edge of said PAUL W. NAPIERALA. 

